It runs on a central platform and can connect to any software.
In addition, it can be a machine-readable format, expanding its potential uses in the digital age.
To aid this dimensional approach, the new system includes two new chapters and a new set of categories.
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Both are authoritative guidebooks for medical professionals to use for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders.
Compared to the DSM, the ICD is broader both in its scope and its authorship.
The ICD also covers medical diseases in addition to mental disorders.
Another difference is that the ICD provides codes for each diagnosis forinsurancebilling purposes.
For instance, the DSM-5 uses both ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes.
The DSM-5-TR (DSM-5 text revision) uses codes from the ICD-10-CM, which is the ICD-10 Clinical Modification.
The following sections detail the diagnoses that were either added or deleted in the new ICD-11.
ICD-11 Added Diagnoses
The following diagnoses are now included in the ICD-11.
It is classified as an impulse control disorder rather than an addictive disorder.
ICD-11 Deleted Diagnoses
The following disorders were removed from the ICD with the publication of the ICD-11.
This is in contrast to the DSM-5.
Personality Disorders
The section onpersonality disordershas been completely overhauled.
This is a fairly significant departure from the original ICD personality disorder diagnosis.
However, this new revision of the ICD could influence or alter standards for diagnosis and disease classification.
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